Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys
“In Steam-Age London, a brilliant performer is searching for a missing magician. A less brilliant aristocrat is searching for a murderer. A mad admiral is
In Search Of… S05E01 UFO Cover Ups (pt 2)
We left off last week with Leonard Nimoy standing by an army jeep near a chain-link fence, talking about the mysterious Hangar 18 at Wright-Patterson
In Search Of… S05E01 UFO Cover Up (pt 1)
Long story short: the first two series of the X-Files? This episode is that in 22 minutes. Long version: We open on a blurry dot
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Frankenstein Must be Destroyed was one of the first Hammer films I ever watched and frankly, I didn’t like it. Looking at it again, I
Why stop at Ratched?
What other villains would benefit from the addition of a preposterous backstory?
Steam and Steel – the Powerhouse Museum
I don’t think it would surprise anyone who has read Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys to learn that I love Steampunk. And a big
In Search Of… S04E24 Past Lives
I’m going to do something I don’t usually do: I’m going to make a prediction before I start watching. And my prediction is this: during
Workin’ in the Word Mines
I’m not doing as much writing as I’d like right now. Partly, there’s a lot going on for me right now, but mostly because the
In Search Of… S04E23 Glenn Miller
This one’s an odd one. Basically it’s about the mystery attached to the death of legendary 1940s musician Glen Miller. Trouble is, the mystery isn’t
In Search Of… S04E22 The Bimini Wall
I haven’t written one of these In Search Of… things in ages. Partly that’s a time issue. When I started these, I was underemployed and
Writing is Hard
For a long time I haven’t written much. Partly this has been because I’ve been busy with a new job, partly because there’s been a